Sunday Sweets: No Dungeons, Just Dragons
March 2, 2014 I dunno about you guys, but I cannot get enough of dragons. Seriously. Not only are they fantastic in every way, they also just have so much personality!
So I set out to find the Seven Dwarves of Dragons. Just 'cuz. And would you believe I found them?? Check it out:
Happy:
;)
You know how little kids are most dangerous when they're quiet? I bet the same goes for happy dragons.
Grumpy:
;)
(By Madhouse Bakes)
"Get your hand off my tail; you'll make it dirty."
[25 points if you get that reference]
Sneezy:
;)
(By Betty June's)
Ok, so he's probably blowing out the candle, but since a dragon sneeze would just re-light it, I'm really enjoying the visual.
Sleepy:
;)
(By Elaine Thomas)
All together now: D'awwwww.
Bashful:
;)
Not to mention oh-so elegant!
Dopey:
;)
Yes, that's Toothless from How To Train Your Dragon - but you must admit, he's also kinda dopey. In a good way.
Oh! And I have to show you the other cupcakes she made, too:
;)
Those expressions! I want the guy on the middle left; he's totally giving me "the eye."
And finally, Doc:
;)
(By Border City Cakes)
Ok, so I couldn't find a dragon in glasses - but doesn't he look extra scholarly perched on that book?
Like he's about to spring a pop quiz on us.
(I bet he teaches knight cooking classes. Eh? EH?!)
Of course, that only accounts for seven dragons, so naturally I have to add a few more:
Sparky:
;)
(By Cake Fixation, but the blog is invite-only)
Real flames?! Parents, shield your kids' eyes; you're never gonna top this.
Jelly:
;)
(By Rita at Touché Touchet Bakery)
As in, "Yes, I'm fabulous. You jelly?"
She's entirely fondant-free, you guys; those scales are all piped buttercream!
Chilly:
;)
(By La Torte Perfetta Cake Design)
And finally, Cuddles & Snuggles:
;)
(By Richard's Cakes)
Their necks are forming a heart! And the ends of their tails ARE hearts! Awwwww, LOVE.
Happy Sunday, everyone! And as always, check out our Sunday Sweets Directory if you want to see which bakers in your area have been featured here on Sweets!
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Reader Comments (49)
Albi!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-jVAHAuiS4
I don't know what I love more - the amazing cakes or the fact that you just quoted "Albi the Racist Dragon".
Albie the racist dragon!
Hooray, I get 25 points! I love Flight of the Conchords. "He began to cry big dragon tears- which, as we all know, turn into JELLYBEANS!" :D
As always, I'm amazed by the detail in these cakes!
An "Albi the Racist [well--not anymore] Dragon" reference! Love it :o)
I cannot decide what amazes me more: the spun sugar wings, the buttercream scales, or the imaginations of these decorators.
In love with the dragon cupcakes awwwww :D
Since you love dragons, Sparky made me think of the song "Darcy the Dragon" a Christmas song by Roger Whittlaker. Check it out - it is such a sweet song. Wish someone would turn it into an animation.
I always thought the Harry Potter cakes were my favorite Sunday Sweets. Move over, Harry, because I just saw the perfect wedding cake if I ever renew my vows. Perfectly goes with the dragon/heart/intertwined goblets we used.
Yesterday was St David's Day, the national day of Wales, the country with a Red Dragon on its flag, Graig Goch, in welsh so I shall accept this weeks sweets as your homage to the Land of Song,Castles and Rugby
http://www.visitwales.com/explore/traditions-history/st-davids-day, my husband is from St David's and although Welsh cakes are not iced they still taste scrumptious .
No Smaug? :( But I still love the rest of the dragons.
Sneezy=Dragon snot. LOL.
Dragon cakes particularly relevant this week as yesterday (1st March) was St David's Day, patron saint of Wales!
My favorite is Bashful--it reminds me of Falcor from The Neverending Story. I have mixed feelings about the hole in his wing though; I think maybe it'd look better if the hole were smaller. But the rest of the dragon is amazing.
Is it just me or does it look like the wings on the Sparky cake were attached wrong?
The Chilly Dragon is so beautiful, as are Doc and Bashful. But my favorite is Happy, he really does look the part,
After seeing a cake like this, I don't think I'd have the heart to cut into it. I love dragons so much, and the artwork that went into all of these is amazing, I'm incredibly jealous that I don't have mad skills like this. I would want to keep them all forever as sculptures, but then again, they'd probably turn into the "Everything MOLD is New Again" CW you had last week, so I'd have to eat them, but I wouldn't want to. What a dilemma! BEAUTIFUL
That's all buttercream? I am stunned! And hungry.
Wow, I like all of them! So creative and put together.
It's my birthday this week and I love dragons!! Did you do this Sunday sweets just for me?? :-D
I get the reference! Darn racist dragon.
How can one POSSIBLY eat those? I'd cry a river if someone would cut into a cake like that.
I'm totally "jelly" of anyone who gets one of these cakes. As usual, Sunday Sweets are gorgeous.
So cute. My favorite are the cupcakes.
DRAGONS! So beautiful! That last one reminds me of Mr. Mordaut from Runescape!
I don't know how anybody eats these cakes. They are too pretty to cut.
I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE DRAGONS! Also, I'm utterly convinced that someone had a camera on my late great Maine Coon and modeled Toothless after her, because seriously, that dragon is my cat. I'm going to go hug my stuffed dragons now.
As much as I enjoy looking at these works of art they also make me hungry.
I'm slightly disappointed that there were no Trogdor the Burninator cakes, but otherwise... that first cake is too darn cute to eat.
I love that the turrets in the last cake actually look like turrets - takes skills!
Sneezy the Dragon!
(That line was five syllables.
Hey, it's the weekend.)
Those are by far the best cakes ever! I think you and I can be soul mates, I'm a fanatic when it comes to dwarfs and dragons. :D
Wow! I can't believe that Jelly is all buttercream -- someone has some mad piping skillz! While I adore the cupcakes, my "want" of the week is Happy -- but in plush. I totally want to hug him and squeeze him and call him George.
I'm pretty sure Sleepy is inspired by The Last Dragon Chronicles by Chris d'Lacey. It's a series about hand-made clay dragons that come to life.
I am getting married soon and am having a fantasy/celtic themed wedding. I can't afford a big baker so a friend of mine (who is a total natural and has amazing skills) is going to do it for me for cheaps. That being said, I am having a dragon and griffon theme and she will hate me forever if I asked for something like one of these. But ohhhh do I have cake envy now.
Not sure if anyone has pointed it out yet, but that first one would be by the supremely talented Emma Jayne Cake Design. I'd recognise her stunning work anywhere!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Emma-Jayne-Cake-Design/212660038767761
@haiku_joy--best haiku ever! Lots of LOLs over that one.
isn't Bashful really Falkor, the luckdragon??
Love me some dragons, but I couldn't bear to eat them!
I was born in the year of the dragon. I have collected them for years. These are some of the best I've ever seen. I'll take one of each!
Oh my word, I love all of these cakes! I seriously want the "Sleepy" dragon as a pet! He's so dang cute. And all the realistic-looking ones are just stunning. Having a small collection of dragons myself, I just love it! Thanks for the smiles, d'awws, and jaw-dropping awesome today!
Doc reminds me of some of my professors! Just kidding! They weren't that friendly looking.
Is Bashful Balkor from "The Neverending Story"?
You left out Smaug! Watch out VENGEANCE WILL BE UPON YOU!!!!!
Sneezy is delightful... of course, you do realize that the camera-wielders (and by extension WE the viewers) are standing in exactly the wrong place.
OMGs! awesome!!!!
i love dragons too! =)
These are so cute!
Falkor was an eastern-style luck dragon. So no wings and a more friendly puppy-dog face rather than the traditional eastern raptor features. I do want to know why the big hole is in the wing though. :(
And you could never put a Trogdor cake up on a Sweets day. Anyone who missed the joke wouldn't believe it was anything but a terrible wreak. :)
I could never eat Doc, he's just too pretty.
Albi the racist dragon! I really have to go hunt that one down. The cakes are awesome as they are every Sunday but your comments floor me all the time!
Awww Yeah!!! My favorites are Bashful, Doc, and Jelly. Jelly's tiny wings are so adorable!